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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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