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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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