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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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