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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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