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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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