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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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