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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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