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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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