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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). Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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