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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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