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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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