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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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