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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand these open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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