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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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