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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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