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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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