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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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