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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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