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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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