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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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