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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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