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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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