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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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