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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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