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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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