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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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