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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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