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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. People 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. In response to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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