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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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