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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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