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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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