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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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