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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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