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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology enable students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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