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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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