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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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