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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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