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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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