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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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