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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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