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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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