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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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