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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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