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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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