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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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