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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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