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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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