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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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