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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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