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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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