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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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