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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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