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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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