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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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