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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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