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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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