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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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