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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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