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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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