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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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