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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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