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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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