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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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