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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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