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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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