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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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