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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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