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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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