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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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