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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 several topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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