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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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