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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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