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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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