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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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