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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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