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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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