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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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