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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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