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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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