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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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