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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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