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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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