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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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