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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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