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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores 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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