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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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