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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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