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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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