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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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