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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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