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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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