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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive demand for data the sensational 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 scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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