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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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