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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)