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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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