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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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