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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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