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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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