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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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