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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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