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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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