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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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