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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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