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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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