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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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