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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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