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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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