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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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