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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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