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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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