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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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