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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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