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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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