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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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