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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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