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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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