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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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