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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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