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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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