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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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