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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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