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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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