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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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