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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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