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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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