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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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