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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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