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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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