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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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