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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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