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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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