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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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