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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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