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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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