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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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