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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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