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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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