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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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