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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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