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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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