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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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