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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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