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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key 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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