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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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