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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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