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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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