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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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