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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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