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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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