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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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