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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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