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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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