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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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