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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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