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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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