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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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