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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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