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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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