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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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