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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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