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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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