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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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