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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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