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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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