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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning enable students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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