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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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