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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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