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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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