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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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