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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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