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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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