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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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