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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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