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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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