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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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