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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important 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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