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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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