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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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