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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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