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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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