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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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