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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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