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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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