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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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