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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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