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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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