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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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