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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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