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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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