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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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