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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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