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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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