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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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