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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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