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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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