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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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