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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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