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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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