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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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