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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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