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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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