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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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