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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses 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. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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