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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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