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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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