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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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