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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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