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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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