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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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