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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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