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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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