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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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