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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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