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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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