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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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