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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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