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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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