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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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