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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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