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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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