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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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