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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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