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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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