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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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