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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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