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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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