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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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