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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major 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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