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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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