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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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