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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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