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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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