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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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