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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants 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 developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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