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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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