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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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