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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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