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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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