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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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