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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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