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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education enable students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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