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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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