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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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