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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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