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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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