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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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