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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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