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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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