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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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