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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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