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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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