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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals 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 satisfy this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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