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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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