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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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