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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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