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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses 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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