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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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