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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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