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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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