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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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