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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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