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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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