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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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