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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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