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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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