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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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