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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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