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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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