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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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