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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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