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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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