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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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