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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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