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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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