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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this demand for facts the thrilling 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 examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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