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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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