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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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