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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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