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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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