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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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