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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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