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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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