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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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