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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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