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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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