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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these open educational endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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