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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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