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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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