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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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