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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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