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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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