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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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