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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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