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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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