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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education