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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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