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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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