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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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