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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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