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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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