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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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