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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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