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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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