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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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