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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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