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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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