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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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