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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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