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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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