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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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