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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want 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 desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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