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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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