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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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