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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key 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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