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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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