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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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