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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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