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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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