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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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