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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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