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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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