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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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