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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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