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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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