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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major 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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