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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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