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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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