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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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