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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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