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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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