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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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