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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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