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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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