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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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