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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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