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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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