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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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