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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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