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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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