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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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