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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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