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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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