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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators 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 handle this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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