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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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