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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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