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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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