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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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