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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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