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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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