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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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