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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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