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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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