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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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