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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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