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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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