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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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