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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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