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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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