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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. Recent developments in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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