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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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