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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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