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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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