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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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