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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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