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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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