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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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