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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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