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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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