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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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