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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these 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 data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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