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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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