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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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