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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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