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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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