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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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