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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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