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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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