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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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