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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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