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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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