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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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