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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how 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 MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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