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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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