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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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