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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major 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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