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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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