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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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