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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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