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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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