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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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