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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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