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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning enable learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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