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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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