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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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