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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches 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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