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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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