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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education 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 of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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