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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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