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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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