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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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