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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates 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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