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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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