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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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