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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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