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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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