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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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