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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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