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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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