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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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