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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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