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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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