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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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