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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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