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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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