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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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