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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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