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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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