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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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