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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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