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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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