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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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