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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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