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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant 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. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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