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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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