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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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