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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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