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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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