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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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