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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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