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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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