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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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