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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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