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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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