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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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