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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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