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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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