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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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