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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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