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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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