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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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