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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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