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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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