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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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