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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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