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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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