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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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