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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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