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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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