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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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