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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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