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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. 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. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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