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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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