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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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