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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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