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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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