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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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