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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. 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 Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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