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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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