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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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