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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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