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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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