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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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