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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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