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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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