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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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