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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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