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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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