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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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