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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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