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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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