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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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