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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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