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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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