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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 (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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