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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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