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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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