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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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