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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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