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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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