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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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