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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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