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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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