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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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