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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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