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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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