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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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