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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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