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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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