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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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