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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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