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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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