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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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