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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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