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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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