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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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