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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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