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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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