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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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