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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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