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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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