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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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