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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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