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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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