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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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