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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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