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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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