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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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