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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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