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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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