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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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