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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses 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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