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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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